Christ Our King Catechism
Movie: Faith Like Potatoes
Question & Answer Sheet
Student Name:
Date:
1. What news report did Angus hear on the radio in the truck?
The news report was that there were vigilantes taking the law into their own
hands.
2. What does Angus think he is going to have to do with his farm in Zambia?
He thinks he is going to have to sell his farm and move.
3. Where do Angus and his family move, and what do they call their new home?
They move to South Africa and call their new home “Shalom.”
4. What news report did Angus hear on the radio while sitting around the fire?
The news report was that a white farmer had been killed and his family
assaulted and tied up.
5. Which African tribe lives around Angus’ new farm?
The Zulus.
6. Why does Angus not want to plant potatoes?
Potatoes take a lot of fertilizer and water.
7. What is causing Angus to get drunk and be full of stress?
He is working constantly, but does not see any progress on the farm.
8. What did you expect was going to happen when Angus went into the
cornfield with his gun?
I expected he would … scare away some birds by shooting, … kill himself, …
(Answers will vary.)
9. What meeting do Angus and his family attend on Saturday, and what happens
there?
A meeting of the Methodist Church where a local farmer gives his testimony and
Angus comes forward to be saved.
10. Had Angus heard the gospel message before in his life?
Yes, he had heard the gospel message as a boy.
11. In the pastor’s office, what did the pastor challenge Angus to do?
The pastor challenged Angus to tell the first three friends he met that he had
given his life to Jesus.
12. What Scripture was Angus repeating as he was trying to put out the fire?
Angus paraphrases Mark 11:24 – “Whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that
you have received it, and it will be yours.”
13. How did God answer Angus’ prayer?
God sent rain during the dry season, which put out the fire.
14. What did God do with Angus on Nov 17th?
God called Angus to preach the gospel.
15. What is the reaction of the local churches when Angus sets up a gospel
meeting to give his testimony?
The local churches discourage him, saying the people won’t listen.
16. What does God do for the Zulu woman struck by lightning?
God raises her from the dead through the prayer of Angus.
17. Who believes in Jesus as a result of Angus’ meeting, where he shares his
testimony?
Angus’ brother-in-law John believes.
18. What news report did Angus hear on the radio 18 months after his testimony
meeting?
The news report was that there was a devastating drought in South Africa,
ruining many farmers.
19. Why did Angus say he wanted to stay in Africa?
He wanted to stay because he was African, and because God called him to stay.
20. What did Angus build for the local children?
Angus built an orphanage for the local children.
21. What three questions did God ask Angus?
God asked Angus if he would be a fool for him, if he could face persecution, and if
he would spend less time with his family.
22. What does Angus want to do with the farmers in the area?
He wants to gather them in King’s Park Stadium to pray for the violence and for
the drought.
23. What happens to Alistair on the tractor?
Alistair falls off the tractor, is run over, and dies.
24. What did some people think Angus should have done for Alistair?
Some people thought Angus should pray for Alistair and God would raise him
from the dead.
25. What project has Angus been working on by hand since he bought the new
farm?
Angus has been trying to dig out a tree stump by hand since he bought the new
farm.
26. What answer to prayer did Angus receive about Alistair and his father
Fergus?
God gave Fergus a dream where he spoke with Alistair who said he wanted to
stay where he was, and that he was waiting for his dad.
27. How does Angus’ project that he has been working on by hand finally get
finished?
Simeon and his friends help Angus and pull the stump out with the tractor.
28. What idea did Fergus have for Angus concerning the drought?
It was Fergus’ idea for Angus to plant potatoes in the midst of the drought.
29. What does the banker say will happen if Angus’ potato crop fails?
The banker says that if this potato crop fails, Angus is finished.
30. Angus says the condition for a great miracle is what?
Angus says the condition for a great miracle is impossibility.
31. After four months, why hadn’t Angus looked under the ground to see how the
potatoes were doing?
He hadn’t looked because it requires faith to grow potatoes, since you can’t see
what’s happening underground and you will ruin the potatoes if you dig.
32. Why did Angus say our faith must be like potatoes?
He said it must be real and we must be able to feel it, like a potato.
33. What will you remember most from this movie?
Answers will vary.